"I'm sure we're going to do that," he said. "The best thing is that it's still early. Guys are mad and pissed off, and that's a good thing. That means we all care. That means we're ready to go back to work."

Quarterback Drew Brees used the off day in California to bond with the offensive line, taking them to Del Mar horse racing track.

After the game in Houston, Brees also talked about how it is still early in camp and there is time to correct mistakes.

"We're only 20 days into camp and I feel like we did a good job of handling the lockout during the offseason well," he said. "As far as the work we were able to get in, I feel like we came to camp ahead of where we should have been otherwise.

"The fact of the matter is we open up our season in Green Bay against the defending Super Bowl champs. We hosted that game last year and now we are going on the road. It will be here before we know it and we'll be ready to play our best football. (The loss to Houston) is motivation for us to get going."